New York Debuts Solar-Power Cellphone Charging Stations: New York City is turning to solar to power cellphone

New York Debuts Solar-Power Cellphone Charging Stations Monday, June 24th 2013 2:41 PM By GetSolar Staff. New York City is turning to solar to power cellphone chargers after Superstorm Sandy left much of the city without electricity for days. After the massive hurricane, which was one of the most devastating natural disasters to hit New England, New Yorkers faced a huge communications issue. Because of expansive and long-lasting power outages, those who braved down the storm were left with dead cellphones and no way to charge them. Hundreds of New Yorkers lined up at coffee shops, restaurants and generator-powered mobile phone stores to juice up their phones and keep in touch with friends and family. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is hoping to prevent such an occurrence from happening again. "After Hurricane Sandy, I asked our private sector partners to step up and ...